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Watsco sales grew 6% in 2020
USA: Watsco, the largest distributor of air conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment and related parts, reports that its sales grew 6% to…
Cimco rejects HFCs in ice rink systems
CANADA: Cimco Refrigeration, Canada’s largest industrial refrigeration contractor, has said it will no longer use high-GWP refrigerants, including HFO blends, in its…
US supermarkets failing to act on HFC leaks, says EIA
USA: An undercover study by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) in 45 US supermarkets is said to have found that 55% of…
Danfoss takes CO2 refrigeration to India
INDIA: Danfoss Industries Pvt has signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to develop a research and training centre focused on promoting the use of CO2-based refrigerants….
Dieryckx made ASHRAE Fellow
USA/BELGIUM: Daikin Europe general manager Martin Dieryckx was one of 14 ASHRAE members to be made a Fellow of the association at…
Trane to offer R454B refrigerant on scroll units
BELGIUM: Trane is set to offer its current portfolio of R410A chillers, heat pumps and rooftop units with the lower GWP A2L…
Alfa Laval joins Carrier Alliance
USA: Alfa Laval has joined the Carrier Alliance programme as a supplier of engineered heat exchangers across Carrier’s global commercial HVAC and…
Chemours refrigerant sales down 16% in 2020
USA: Chemours’ refrigerants business suffered a 16% decline in 2020 to $1.1bn, largely as a result of covid-19’s effects on end user…
Chemours creates new division for refrigerants
USA: Changes at Chemours sees the US chemical manufacturer’s refrigerants business in a new product-focused division, led by Alisha Bellezza….
Johnson Controls plant 100% wind-powered
USA: The 120,000m2 Johnson Controls HVAC manufacturing plant in Wichita, Kansas, is now powered by 100% wind energy….